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Polonnaruwa District

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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Time zone
  
Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)

Province
  
North Central Province

Largest Town
  
Polonnaruwa

Area
  
3,403 km²

ISO 3166 code
  
Sri Lanka

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Points of interest
  
Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa Vatadage, Parakrama Samudra, Wasgamuwa National Park, Minneriya National Park

Destinations
  
Minneriya National Park, Polonnaruwa, Wasgamuwa National Park, Maduru Oya National, Kaudulla National Park

Polonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km².

Contents

Map of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Education

Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.

  • Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya
  • Thopawewa Maha Vidyalayaya
  • Bakamuna Mahasen Isuru College
  • PL/Polonnaruwa Muslim Central College - Kaduruwela

    • Towns

  • Polonnaruwa-Kaduruwela
  • Hingurakgoda
  • Minneriya
  • Bakamuna
  • Aralaganwila
  • Medirigiriya
  • Giritale
  • Elahera
  • Jayantipura
  • Galamuna
  • Lankapura
  • Sungawila
  • Manampitiya
  • Welikanda
  • Dimbulagala

    • Notable people whose origin in Polonnaruwa District

  • Maithreepala Sirisena - 7th President of Sri Lanka.
  • Chinthana Vidanage - International weightlifter
  • Janaka Wikramasinghe - Singer
  • Manjula Pushpakumara - Singer
  • Kumarasiri Pathirana - Singer and Novelist
  • Lalitha Padmini - Best Family Health Service Officer of Asia
  • Pushpika Sandamali de Silva - Miss Sri Lanka 2011, Model and Actress
  • Super Friends - Music Band
  • Samantha Konara - Singer

    • References

    Polonnaruwa District Wikipedia
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